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You know how something bugs when you know darn well it should not. Instead of dropping it, somehow you can't, and just like a child who insists on eating candy instead of food, you keep at it. That thing, whatever it is, becomes magnified. It occupies you in a way it should not, and sometimes can affect the people around you. Many times, the thing that bugs you is not a problem, but your perspective frames it as such. You are looking for a resolution to this thing. And then you go to sleep, wake up the next morning, and everything is A-okay. Oh yeah, I think we have all been there at least once or twice.

Last time, I was telling you about yoga, its benefits, and the yoga practice at Africa House. I can imagine a few raised eyebrows, and something like this coming out of your mouth: Yoga, Africa House, but I thought Africa House is an art gallery. Yoga?

Art Exhibition - Shifting the Paradigm: The Art of George Edozie

Reception at Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)

December 2, 2014 from 7 – 9 PM

The Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA), South Florida’s oldest and only museum dedicated exclusively to contemporary art, will kick off Art Basel week in Miami with a thought provoking exhibition featuring contemporary artist, George Edozie.

Ethiopia: The Origin of Coffee

Adapted from Selamta, The In-Flight Magazine of Ethiopian Airlines

Edited By Professor Nkiru Nzegwu

Abyssinia, now Ethiopia, is the original home of the coffee (arabica) plant. Kaffa, the province in the south-western highlands where they first blossomed, gave its name to coffee. The formal cultivation and use of coffee as a beverage began early in the 9th century. Prior to that, coffee trees grew wild in the forests of Kaffa, and may in the region were familiar with the berries and the drink. According to Ethiopia’s ancient history, an Abyssinian goatherd, Kaldi, who lived around AD 850, discovered coffee. He observed his goats prancing excitedly and bleating loudly after chewing the bright red berries that grew on some green bushes nearby. Kaldi tried a few berries himself, and soon felt a sense of elation. He filled his pockets with the berries and ran home to announce his discovery. At his wife’s suggestion, he took the berries to the Monks in the monastery near Lake Tana, the source of the Blue Nile River.